HAWAI‘I ROBOTICS TEAMS COMPETE ACROSS THE COUNTRY
Five Hawai'i High School Teams in Competition This Weekend Leading Into Hawai'i Regional
WHAT:
More than 100 Hawai‘i students will go head-to-head with their peers on the mainland and from around the globe, putting six weeks of robotic research, design, and programming to the test during three of 49 regional tournaments in the 2011 FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC®) season, including San Diego Regional, New York City Regional, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) Regional.
After competing with fellow students on the mainland, these Hawai'i teams will join 28 other local FRC teams, a Louisiana team and a team from Australia for the FIRST in Hawai‘i Regional Robotics Competition, March 24-26, 2011 at the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa’s Stan Sheriff Center.
WHO:
Students and adult mentors from five Hawai'i FIRST Robotics high school teams are traveling to regional competitions across the country to showcase their student-built robotic creations.
- Baldwin High, Moanalua High, and Punahou School will compete at the San Diego Regional Competition among 60 teams from four states and two countries.
- Waialua High will compete in the New York City Regional Competition among 66 teams from three states and three countries.
- Sacred Hearts Academy will compete at the WPI Regional Competition among 36 teams from three states and three countries.
WHEN:
Friday, March 11 thru Sunday, March 13, 2011
WHERE:
Hawai‘i media can track the teams’ success via live webcasts of each event.
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Additional Hawai‘i robotics information available at: www.hawaiiroc.org
About the ROC:
FIRST Robotics is one of six programs which are supported by the Hawai‘i Robotics Organizing Committee (ROC), including FIRST, FIRST LEGO League, Underwater ROV, Botball, VEX Robotics and Micro Robotics.
Recognizing the importance of promoting robotics education at an early age and sustaining students' interest in STEM education throughout their schooling, Hawai‘i's six robotics programs joined together to form the Hawai‘i Robotics Organizing Committee (ROC). The six of the robotics programs are coordinating efforts to promote robotics education in elementary, middle and high schools statewide.